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Re: The power that was Gottlieb
« on: May 22, 2015, 03:34:32 PM »
When the company changed hands and was renamed 'Mylstar' for 18 months from 83' to mid 85', the company took down that big Gottlieb sign you can see in that illustration that was fixed at the front of their facility for around 20 years. It was hand made and enamelled. The sign had stand offs behind it to allow for red neon lighting. Apparently the birds used to nest behind there and the tube was forever needing to be fixed. So for the majority of the time the sign wasn't back lit by neon as was its intended design. Anyway, They removed the original sign and were going to just toss It away in 83' to make way for the new signage. A bloke saved the sign and has it to this day. I got some pictures of it sent to me a couple years back;

Obviously the chap doesn't have a hobby in photography but there it is. Custom made the old school way and stood proudly at the front for many years. He rekons that you can still see the original outline it created on the brick in front of the building.